Cultural Village Foundation – Katara presents The Photography Festival 

Katara Photography Festival beingheld from the 19th October – 30th October aims to visually connect the beauty of art and people under one roof. The two week long festival will combine a series of workshops, a competition, as well as an artistic display of some of the well-known photographer’s work.

The festival will be a first-of-its-kind celebration of art reflecting Katara’s aim to amalgamate well-known artists as well as amateurs in the field of photography. The exhibition will also display the work of the online competition winners in a separate section of the gallery.

The chosen artist for the 2nd day of the festival on Friday which showcases German art work is  Jordis Antonia Schloesser. Jordis earned her diploma in photography in 1996 in Dortmund from Prof. Arno Fischer and became a member of OSTKREUZ-agency a year later. She has worked in almost every part of the world for prestigious magazines like Geo, Stern, National Geographic and Spiegel.

In 1998, she was admitted to the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass. Among other awards, she received the ’International Yann Geoffroy Competition’ and a ’World Press Photo Award’. In her most recent works, she photographed the jet set in Berlin’s ’New West’. She has been living and working in Berlin since 2008, after spending many years in Havanna and Paris.

The 1st edition of the festival is a great learning platform for students and professionals alike. The exhibition promises an array of art displays by experts, who will also be present sporadically throughout the festival. During this time, visitors can indulge in a relaxed tour of the gallery to admire displays by the chosen photographers. Viewers will be able to notice clear differences in the different works of art, while cherishing every glimpse of art in the vast array of pictures.

The exhibition will be open from 10am to 10pm and the artist will be present at Building no. 19 & no. 22 – Gallery 1 from 2pm -10pm.